We have a winner! Or two!

What a busy weekend! Between finishing the chicken run, decorating the tree, shipping orders, and not cleaning the house or doing any laundry at all, I barely had a moment to myself! But because I know that all you greedy contestants are waiting breathlessly on the edges of your expanding seats for precisely this moment… I guilted Isabella into helping me, gathered the chickens, and cockadoodlewoot woot! We had a contest!

Surprise #1

The Garcias chose the winner so quickly and we had so much fun forcing chickens into a cramped laundry bininteracting with our poultry that we couldn’t stand to see it end in one swift, scaly stride.

So we let them choose not one, but TWO lucky winners!

I know! The joy and wonder of selfless giving IS alive this holiday season! (Lucky winners, please email your addresses to liveclay@gmail.com.)

Surpise #2

A certain unnamed contestant (Len) sent me a link to my previous post translated into Gangsta slang by a satirical search engine called gizoogle.net*. I laughed so hard I cried. Here’s the link (those of you sensitive to the f-word might want to skip it). I especially love the “translations” of Mary Oliver’s poem and your comments!*Gizoogle was originally inspired by Snoop’s “Doggy Fizzle Televizzle” program on MTV. Read more about it here.

Thanks so much for all of your thoughtful entries — you’ve inspired and humbled me and it’s been my pleasure to get to know you a little better through your responses.

Finally, the waiting is over, and I can move my ever-expanding butt. But, one question: Were each of the Garcia sisters supposed to make a “drop” or a “plop? That I didn’t see.
Maybe I’ll have to purchase a Rufina cup.
Isabella and the Garcia sisters are hilarious and right in the spirit of Christmas.
Thanks!

The winners were chosen by chicken steps rather than “drops” or”plops”. A little more aesthetically pleasing that way! Thanks for the response and I’m sure I’ll find some way for you to have your Christmas wish come true…..

Wow Guap, what a compliment, coming from such an accomplished screen/scene/limerick writer as yourself! You really shouldn’t have… The shizzled… I don’t have cable so I’ve never seen Snoop’s show, but I couldn’t resist sharing the laugh–

Thanks for the interactive fun… wouldn’t be possible without loyal readers!

PS I think you were already the chicken (judging from what I now know to be your ski hat, not a pile of worms) 🙂

Is this Barbara Walter from Coyote? How nice to hear from you! I’m glad you appreciated the Garcias’ grand entrance… I think there are few things funnier in the yard than a running chicken, especially running AT me! I hope you are well (doing any clay?) and thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂